Audrey Sidow

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Audrey Jane Keeley Sidow passed away Tuesday (June 7, 2016) at Mapleshire Nursing Home in Morgantown.
She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Oct. 6, 1924, the daughter of the late Frank and Alice May Duff Keely.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Robert J. Sidow.
Mrs. Sidow was a homemaker. She was a graduate of St. Mary's School of Nursing at Mayo Clinic. She was a member of St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, in which she was a member of the St. Peter's Choir and the St. Theresa Circle. She was very active in the community, participating in the Fairmont Junior League, Fairmont General Hospital Auxiliary, Fairmont Field Club, Marion County Food Pantry, Marion County Senior Citizens, Fairmont Garden Club and a volunteer for HOPE Inc. She enjoyed playing bridge with her friends.
The family would like to give special thanks to Amedysis Hospice and the staff of Mapleshire Nursing Home for all the love, care and support.
Mrs. Sidow is survived by her two sons and their wives, Robert and Ginny Sidow of Frederick, Maryland, and Kevin and Nancy Sidow of San Francisco, California. She is also survived by her four daughters and their husbands, Elizabeth and Dr. Lloyd Kurth of Morgantown, Gretchen and Dr. Mark Weiser of Lexington, North Carolina, Jennifer and Chuck Matala of Morgantown and Meg Jordan of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She is also survived by her identical twin sister, Elizabeth McCarthy of Pompano Beach, Florida; and 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son-in-law, John B. Jordan.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today at Ford Funeral Home, R.C. Jones Chapel, 1410 Country Club Road, Fairmont. A Catholic vigil will be recited during the visitation this evening. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, 407 Jackson St., Fairmont. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Fairmont.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fordfuneralhomes.com.